Stanchion



Aug. i4, 1923.

3,465.7]183 J. scALETTl STANCHION Filed Jan. 6, 1922 Patented Ang '14, 1923,

Josnrn scALnrrr or sUrsUn Grrr, carirroanra.

f STANCHION.

Application led January 6; 1922. Serial No. 527,401.

To @Z310/7mm t may concern: .Be it known Vthat lf, Josiirir following is a specification.

for readily retaining in positioncovi'fs,A pigs or otherV stock during-the act o'f feeding.

' rlhe principal object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of the character de scribed Which is provided with means for releasing` or retaining in position one'or, more animals during the act ofl feeding oi'.

after they have completed their meal.

feeding cattleV because of the inability to drive all of the cattleat one time into a position Where they can have ready access to the l feedhoppers or the manger. After several of they animals to be fed have been maneuvered into feeding' positionj it often occurs that a legga-rd animal will cause'confusion `in the ranks of the animalsto be fed and Willalso often cause the release of many of the animals because of ineiiicient or ineffective means for retaining all the animalsatone time inv a fixed feeding position. To overcome this annoyance and inconvenience I have devised the apparatus hereinafter to be fully described, whereby all the animals can be retained in a fixed feeding position and one or more can be released at the Will g of the operator.-

A vfurther object of this invention is to provide an apparatus of the character described. which is simple in construction, economica-l to manufacture and highly etlicient in use, and which can be applied to a manger Without materially altering the construction of the same.

@ther objects and advantages Will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification7 and in Which like numerals are Yemployed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the animal retaining means,

Fig. 2 is a'vertical section through the frame, taken on the line Qf-Q ofFig. 1,

Fig, is a det-ail view taken on the line Y ScAL-L'rrr7 acitizen of theUnited States, residing at Sui` I SimCity7V in the'countg7 offiolano and State of California5 have invented new and tusefulf Improvements in Stanchions, of Vwhich the 3-3 in Fig. 1 showing a cross strip for connect'ing the sections of the operating bar F 1g. el is a fragn'ientaiv detail of one of the locking bars and means for actuating the Fig. 5 is a similar vieiv of means foilimit ing the lateral movement of one of the locle This invention relates to a closure device and has particular reference to an apparatusing bars, and a Fig. G is a sectional vieuT of the same', and its` associated parts.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment ,of my invention, the numeral 8 designates a feed hopper or manger which is positioned on the floor of a conventional pen or barn. the hopper being pro vided with a horizontal bar 10 having con- Great annoyance has been experienced inA These bars 15 are positioned between each of the auXiliary bars 12 and the inclined barsY 13, so that each locking bai' can be made to readily7 contact With the neck of an animal Aas'it protiudes through the frame and feeds from the hopper 8. The means for actuating the locking bars Will be hereinafter fully described. p

As shoivn to advantage in Figures l and 6 horizontal beams 17 and 18 are disposed respectively in the front and rear of the said bars. These beams extend the entire Width of the frame and are fastened to the bars 11. 12 and 13 adjacent their upper extremities. This construction serves to make the frame rigid and compact.

Mounted on the top 'faces of the respective horizontal beams adjacent Where the bars 11 and 13 are connected thereto. are top blocks 19 each of which has l'iingedthereto as indi cated by the numeral 20, a latch block 21.. As disclosed to advantage in Figures G and 7 it Will be apparent that when each latch block is positioned flush With the top of the beams 17 and 18, then each pivoted bar 15 Will be retained in a normally vertical position by virtue of its contact with the latch block, and when the latch block 21 is manually lifted that each pivoted bar 15 Will be inclined. and assume the full line position Ci i 'llustrated in Figure l and the dotted line position illustrated to advantage in Figure 7.V Thus each animal can be readily released from the closure Yfia-ine at the will of the operator. y

Connected to the vertical bars 1l are brackets 22 which support therein pulleys or shives 23 over which a horizontally disposed sectional operating Yhar or rod Q-LL travels. The sections ot the bar are joined by clips and theY bar then moves as unit, when its operating,` handle 26, dis`V posed on the end of the bar, is actuated. lt is to be noted tiiat operating handles can be very readily placed at predetermined points throughout the length of the bar tor convenience in actuating the same.

`he numeral 27 designates L shaped members which have their body portions eirtending in parallelism to the operating 'bar and are detachably secured thereto by bolts 28 and Winged nuts E29, With the bolts positioned between the sections ol the bar and the nuts mounted on the bolts, Which construction permits a tightening or loosening of the member 27 with relation to the locking bars l5. F rom this construction, it Will be evident that upon the aotuation of the operating` bar in one direction, that the right angular extensions 30 ot theY body portions of the t. shaped members will engage the side faces of the pivotcd bars l5 and move them as a unit in one direction for thus retaining` the stoclr in a 'feeding position. The latch blocks 2l will then 'fall and assume the full line position as shown to advantage in Figure 'Y and will prevent the escape of the stoclr orA cattle. Should' all of the animals now he in a feeding position, with the exception of one laggard animal or should itbe desired to release any 'i particular animal from a feeding; position, then it is only necessary to return the opf erating` rod t0 its normal position and.

`is to be taken as a preferred Without disturbing the remainder. Y desired to secure a laggare animalV Vthat has been maneuvered into position in 'the stanchion without disturbing the remainder,

lt is to be understood that the orin my invention herewith shoiv-n and described erample cfr' the same, and that various ehanG'es in the shape, size and arrangement oi parts may be resorted to Without departing` 'rom'the Y spirit ot the invention or the scope oic the subjoined claim.

Havingthus described my invention,` l claim lin a device of the character described the combination with a supporting frame, said frame including a plurality ot horizontally disposed bars connected to a plurality of spaced vertical and inclined bars, lool/ring bars pivo'ted to one'oit said horizontal bars,V

a sectional operating rod supported by 'said vertical bars and adapted to move freely and horizontally thereof, adjustable L shaped members connectedv to said operating rod for contacting with said pivotedi bars for moving the same laterally in affix my signature.

JOSEPH SGALETTL 

